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...telescope in space so that the instrument would be free from temperature changes and the pull of gravity, both of which can subtly distort the shape of earthbound mirrors. They also wanted it to rise above earth's turbulent atmosphere, whose constant roiling makes the stars appear to flicker. But scientists have learned to make mirrors that can change their shapes, enabling ground-based telescopes to overcome the problems of gravity and temperature fluctuations. Soon it may be possible to compensate for the atmosphere's turbulence as well...
Sununu, like Bush, grew up in the shadow of a highly successful father in a comfortable home in a leafy bedroom community, attended private boarding school and displayed nary a flicker of rebellion. The crucial difference is that Bush was heir to both material and social comfort, while Sununu was always an outsider...
Midmorning. "It has been a quiet revolution," the woman is saying. She is sixtyish, an actress in the Berliner Ensemble, the repertory theater founded by Bertolt Brecht. In the corner of the room, images flicker on the television screen. The pictures are of villas and hunting dachas and the commentator is talking about hundreds of millions of deutsche marks smuggled out of the country and into Swiss bank accounts...
...Clark, who has passed for 874 yards and rushed for 124 more. However, Clark played only in the first quarter last week, with junior Rich Willis seeing the majority of playing time at QB. Junior Mike Lenkaitis also played briefly, catching a touchdown pass from Clark on a flea-flicker...
...face off with Lamont, Cutone, Harvard's designated flicker, pushed the ball in the net with one strong, quick stroke to tie the game...